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We hosted an Easter Centerpiece Class the Thursday before Easter because we had such a blast at our Christmas Class. This class was a smaller class, but the class participants commented how they enjoyed the smaller class more because there was more individual help.

Thank you to the Cinnamon Stick for hosting our class!

The centerpiece we made was in a white basket and included blue hydrangea, yellow lilies and bright colored carnations, mums and tulips. Plus we added some Easter eggs!

Jen with Beautiful Blooms by Jen shows a guest her professional techniques during the Easter centerpiece class held at the Cinnamon Stick!

Two class participants work on their baskets featuring hydrangea, tulips, daisies, lilies, carnations, and assorted foliages.

The attendees begin to complete their new holiday arrangements!

The finished product!

Mother and daughter night out was a success! What beautiful complete arrangements!

Completed centerpieces!

On Friday we had a private class for a group of new moms. They weren’t able to make it to our class on Thursday and asked if we could schedule a separate class. We love to host private events! The group brought in appetizers and wine since it was after hours and we had a blast!

We love to host classes of any kind. As the only Certified Florist in Northwest Ohio, Jen Linehan, CF, CFD is your class instructor and all classes include all tools and supplies needed to make a gorgeous arrangement. We can custom design a class to fit into your budget. Most classes are in the $35-50 range. Please call Beautiful Blooms by Jen at 419-517-8821 to schedule your class!

Our first opportunity is for kids of all ages! Stop in at Beautiful Blooms by Jen anytime between 3-5pm Monday December 19th, Tuesday December 20th, or Wednesday December 21st and design a pinecone centerpiece! It just takes as long as it takes each child to design. Typically around 20-30 minutes. Make one, or make a bunch! $5 per project includes all supplies. Perfect for grandparent and teacher gifts!

No reservations needed! Please stop in to have your child design a centerpiece.

We are also hosting an Adult Holiday Centerpiece Class on December 22nd from 7pm-8:30pm at Chandler Cafe. We picked the 22nd so that flowers will be nice and fresh for Christmas or Hanukkah.

We are so excited to offer our holiday centerpiece adult class again this year. We love the design that we’ve chosen and hope you do too! The design consists of winter greenery, red roses, lotus pods, red ribbon and lily grass.

The class price is $35 and includes all materials needed for you to make and bring home your own holiday arrangement! See picture above. Other rose and ribbon colors will be available as well.

Make it a girls night! Chandler Cafe will have a wine special for $4 and appetizers for sale. It’s also a great gift to give your mom or daughter and do an awesome activity together!

Class size is limited, so please call 419-517-8821 or email jen@beautifulbloomsbyjen.com to reserve your spot! All spots must be pre-paid to be saved.

Only a few spots are left!

Not available to make the class? You can order one that one of our floral artists can design for you. Please call 419-517-8821 or order online here.

If you’re looking for a floral design class, we typically teach them in our off season which is November-April. We love groups of girl friends, girl scouts, co-workers, birthday parties and more. We can accommodate groups of any size whether it is in our flower shop or another local shop nearby.

It was an awesome opportunity to get up to Detroit and see what was new at Mayesh. Many of our orders are made over the phone or through email so it’s great to see what is new and interesting in person. The wholesale house supply department basically looks like a grocery store and the rows of shelves are all filled with floral supplies like vases, baskets, ribbon, paint, etc. It’s a florist’s heaven! Plus we love our saleslady, Nora!

Mayesh also has multiple coolers that are filled with fresh flowers. There is an entire section for each variety of flowers, the greenery and a whole cooler just for tropicals like orchids!

Mayesh also fed us dinner which was fabulous! We also had the opportunity to chat with our favorite Mayesh employees which is great because the more you know your salespeople, the better they know you and what you love!

The meeting began and it was great to learn what the Michigan Floral Association is up to. I love how hard they are working to make sure that the future of the floral industry is amazing!

Then there was a fabulous presentation by Jerome Raska, from Blumz by JR Designs, called Everything is Coming Up Roses. Jerome and his partner, Robin, have premier flower shops in Detroit, Ferndale, and Ann Arbor and we have watched both of them present before and always learn so much!

We talked about fabulous flower crowns which are so in right now.

This was one of my favorite pieces that is a bridal bouquet! The textures are so fun and the armature it’s made from with the woven lily grass is why!

Love this fun way to design a dozen roses!

Can you say wow?! Love the vase! Love the Dahlias! Love the roses!

We can’t wait to go back to the shop and think outside the box when designing with roses. Thanks again to Michigan Floral Association, Mayesh Wholesale Florist and Jerome Raska!

It was such an honor to be invited to teach a flower arranging class at the Fall Leadership Conference at Camp Libbey for the Girl Scouts of Northwest Ohio! This has been on my calendar for months and I have been looking forward to it the entire time!

Were you a girl scout? Did you ever go to a camp at Camp Libbey? I remember one summer going to a Paddle Saddle Camp at Camp Libbey with my childhood best friend. We learned to ride horses and canoe and stayed in platform tents. Such amazing memories!

The Girl Scouts who were invited to attend the Leadership Conference were in 6th-12th grade and my class was mostly from the Western half of Ohio, Eastern Indiana and Southeastern Michigan. These ladies had the opportunity to choose between multiple classes during my time slot and 16 chose to arrange flowers!

We first started talking about floral design and how to become a floral designer. Everyone then grabbed a container and we discussed floral foam, how to soak it, care and handling of flowers and taping the floral foam into the container. Then we began to green in with leather leaf, followed by pittosporum.

Two girl scouts beginning to green in floral arrangements with leather leaf during floral arranging class at Camp Libbey taught by Beautiful Blooms by Jen.

The finished product! Fall Centerpiece designed by the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio at Camp Libbey. Class taught by Beautiful Blooms by Jen.

The girls did amazing and I had so much teaching them all about flower arranging and the floral industry. I love teaching classes so if you, or anyone you know is interested, please call Beautiful Blooms by Jen at 419-517-8821 or email Jen@beautifulbloomsbyjen.com.

Even though I have followed my dreams by opening a flower shop, educating the florists of the future is still a passion of mine. This year the FFA District 1 Floriculture Career Development Event was held at Penta Career Center. Since I am an advisory committee member for Penta and Sylvania Southview, I was so excited to be asked to judge! 93 students competed and Teams were from all over Northwest Ohio.

As the Certified Florist and Certified Floral Designer of the judges, my job was to run the hands on portion of the competition. The kids were to create a multi-flower pin-on corsage and then my job was to grade their corsage. Some of the students created some beautiful designs! I love grading the corsages and sharing with them what they are able to do to improve.

Jen Linehan CFD, CF judging the hands-on portion of the Ohio District 1 Floriculture Career Development Event.

The written test.

The placing classes portion of the Floriculture CDE.

The Identification part of the CDE. Fresh flowers, indoor plants, insects, diseases and floral supplies.

I had so much fun helping at the Ohio District 1 Floriculture Career Development Event! I can’t wait to hear which team won and how each team does at the State Competition in April.

Jen taught Horticulture at Southview High School for 2 years at Floral Design and Greenhouse for 3 years at the Natural Science Technology Center for Toledo Public Schools. She has a Bachelor’s in Agriculture Education and Master’s in Career Technical Education. If you are interested in Jen teaching your organization floral design skills or speaking to your group, please call Beautiful Blooms by Jen at 419-517-8821 or email jen@beautifulbloomsbyjen.com

Back by popular demand is our kids (and kids at heart) craft and design classes! We are excited to welcome you and your family to our Summit Street location in down town Sylvania. Please see the flier for specific dates and times.

FAQ

Do the classes cost anything? Yes each class is $5 except for the Nov 7th wreath class which is $15.

Do I need to register or sign up? For most classes you do not need to register, just stop into the store anytime between 10am and 2pm. The only class that we ask you to call and register for is the Nov. 7th wreath class. Please call 419-517-8821 to register for this class. You will need to prepay to hold your spot.

Is there a specific time to attend? No need to follow a specific schedule! Just arrive at your leisure, anytime between 10 am and 2pm the day of the craft event.

Wheatgrass bunny class at Beautiful Blooms by Jen.

How long do the crafts take to make? Most crafts take less than 30 minutes, but times will vary depending on your child.

Is there an age requirement? We welcome everyone of any age to join in on the class. We’ve had as young as 1 1/2. The younger the child, the more assistance we are able to give.

Reindeer class at Beautiful Blooms by Jen.

Do you have an organization such as girl/boy scout troop, church, or garden club that would like to set up their own private design class? Maybe a birthday party? With Jen’s Agriculture Education degree, classes are a favorite of ours! Call 419-517-8821 to discuss the wide range of ideas we have for any age group. Come be creative with us!

No table is complete without flowers! Learn to floral design and you can make your own centerpiece this year! Just call Beautiful Blooms by Jen at 419-517-8821 to save your spot. Adult classes are on November 26th at 10am and 7pm. Class is $25 and includes all materials and instruction. Beautiful Blooms by Jen is located at 5646 Summit St. Sylvania, OH 43560.

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Beautiful Blooms by Jen is a contemporary, every day florist providing our daily customers with the freshest, most unique floral arrangements that our wedding customers have been experiencing for years. Our goal is to bring Northwest Ohio the latest trends and techniques so you can be proud of what you have sent to your friends and loved ones. We constantly strive to broaden our education and challenge ourselves to ensure our arrangements are up to date, exciting, and will surely be the focal point of any home or office.

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